Hydration packs.

[VT_regularbike]

@that guy

[quote=biekridder]make sure you get a bladder with a wide-mouth opening so you can stop at a gas station and fill it halfway with ice, stick a tallboy in there, then add water for hours of icy water and a cold beer at the safety break.

FTFE[/quote]
How have I never thought of this?! Fucking life changer right there.

[frank_doktor]

Duh, that’s the best part about them. Well, easy access to water and stuff is pretty cool, too.

[Lucky_if_thats_possible]

@that guy

[quote=biekridder]make sure you get a bladder with a wide-mouth opening so you can stop at a gas station and fill it halfway with ice, stick a tallboy in there, then add water for hours of icy water and a cold beer at the safety break.

FTFE[/quote]
Christ on cracker.

[scrub]

I guess I need to buy a widemouth bladder then.

[sleve_mcdichael]

@that guy

[quote=biekridder]make sure you get a bladder with a wide-mouth opening so you can stop at a gas station and fill it halfway with ice, stick a tallboy in there, then add water for hours of icy water and a cold beer at the safety break.

FTFE[/quote]

good fucking god!!!1!1!!!
I’ve had a (possibly source don’t hate me… too much) bladder which has a rolltop allowing full access to the interior for ages.
when its notwinter again here in the southern hemisphere i will definitely use it in this manner

[Blakey]

@that guy

[quote=biekridder]make sure you get a bladder with a wide-mouth opening so you can stop at a gas station and fill it halfway with ice, stick a tallboy in there, then add water for hours of icy water and a cold beer at the safety break.

FTFE[/quote]

This changes everything.

[NOVELTYNAME]

You guys are fuckin morons
You could fill it with ice and put at least 2 minican BLLs in there instead of a tall can of garbage pail swill

[tjayk]

platypus bladder has a seem down the middle, which makes it awesome for staying slim and not sloshing, but bad for tallboy fit possibly.

-edit- actually you can prolly fit a tallboy on either side in the 3L bladder i have.

[JUGE_FREDD]

I’m not a bladder user, but I do use the water filter inlet bag for that purpose as the camp dorm fridge when there isn’t a river/creek eddy near enough

The Fridge by joeball, on Flickr

[viggen]

@Blakey

[quote=that guy][quote=biekridder]make sure you get a bladder with a wide-mouth opening so you can stop at a gas station and fill it halfway with ice, stick a tallboy in there, then add water for hours of icy water and a cold beer at the safety break.

FTFE[/quote]

This changes everything.[/quote]
Holy shit, I don’t even drink coz sxe-crü but imma do this for n.a beer/fancy sodas all summer.

[Rentable_Faxmachine]

@Viggen

[quote=Blakey][quote=that guy][quote=biekridder]make sure you get a bladder with a wide-mouth opening so you can stop at a gas station and fill it halfway with ice, stick a tallboy in there, then add water for hours of icy water and a cold beer at the safety break.

FTFE[/quote]

This changes everything.[/quote]
Holy shit, I don’t even drink coz sxe-crü but imma do this for n.a beer/fancy sodas all summer.[/quote]

This. Although kinda worried that the soda might assplode.

[turpencat]

oh man there are so many delicious post ride treat drinks that work perfectly fine as far as making my face full of smiles.

[Todd]

bros, hydration packs are over, all about fanny packs now.

[turpencat]

I guess your back would get less sweaty. but it looks not very comfortable otherwise

[NOVELTYNAME]

[quote=Todd]bros, hydration packs are over, all about fanny packs now.

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[Todd]

#chaospouch I hope enduro continues to pull from crust punk fashion and that the next big thing is but flaps and pit bulls

[Emor_please]

[quote=JUGE FREDD]I’m not a bladder user, but I do use the water filter inlet bag for that purpose as the camp dorm fridge when there isn’t a river/creek eddy near enough

The Fridge by joeball, on Flickr[/quote]

And here I go drinking warm beer in the woods

re: fanny packs, I wore them for bike rides back in 2007-2008 but abandoned them because they were stupid. does this mean I’m cooler than radish?

[Dr_Shart_Attack_PhD]

[quote=emor]And here I go drinking warm beer in the woods
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For one-nighters I’m into insulated lunchbox + those little cold/freezer packs. It weighs a fuckton but having 9 cold beers when you get to camp is pretty sweet…

[jimmythefly]

This is slightly not answering the original question, but the REI Flash 18 is amazing. Can often be found on sale for $30 or less. Somehow this little cheap lightweight pack carries extremely well for me, it really does fit the best out of any backpack of any size that I own. Stays put while MTBiking, hiking, etc. It’s small and light and easy to toss in for car camping or backpacking trips with a base camp or bike camping where you want to have some reserve capacity or plan on doing some walking.

Gotta add your own hydration bladder, though.

REI Co-op Flash 18 Pack | REI Co-op

[hiljentaa]

Thanks for all the posts y’all. Going to look into Osprey stuff. The Mission Workshop ones look interesting as well, but of course $$.

@jimmythefly

This is slightly not answering the original question, but the REI Flash 18 is amazing. Can often be found on sale for $30 or less. Somehow this little cheap lightweight pack carries extremely well for me, it really does fit the best out of any backpack of any size that I own. Stays put while MTBiking, hiking, etc. It’s small and light and easy to toss in for car camping or backpacking trips with a base camp or bike camping where you want to have some reserve capacity or plan on doing some walking.

I’ve meant to buy one of these for so long. I think this is going to be the cheapest option for me right now since I already have a Platypus bladder.